Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San QuirceFinca Helena
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Finca Helena of the Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce is in the top 70 of wines of Spain and in the top 20 of wines of Ribera del Duero.
Taste structure of the Finca Helena from the Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Finca Helena of Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce in the region of Castille-et-Léon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Finca Helena of Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce in the region of Castille-et-Léon often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Finca Helena
Pairings that work perfectly with Finca Helena
Original food and wine pairings with Finca Helena
The Finca Helena of Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, marinated shoulder of lamb or blood duck (tour d'argent).
Details and technical informations about Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce's Finca Helena.
Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo
Elegant, structured reds with aromas of strawberry, cherry, plum, leather, blond tobacco and pronounced vanilla from long oak ageing. Ranges from Joven to Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva. Star of Rioja DOCa, Ribera del Duero DO and Toro DO, also shines in the Douro as Tinta Roriz/Aragonez. One of the world's most planted Spanish varieties.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Finca Helena from Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce are 2005, 2011, 2008, 2006 and 2014.
Informations about the Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce
The Bodegas Imperiales - Abadía de San Quirce is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Ribera del Duero to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ribera del Duero
Cradle of great modern Spanish reds: Tempranillo (95% of the vineyard, here Tinto Fino) powerful, deep and elegant with notes of black cherry, blackberry, candied plum, leather, cedar and spices, firm tannins and sustained acidity thanks to altitude (720-1100 m). Classification by age: Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva. Harsh continental climate, clay-limestone soils. DO since 1982, 19,000 ha in Castilla y León.
The wine region of Castille-et-Léon
Cradle of great Castilian reds on high-altitude plateaus (450-1000 m) of the Duero. Tempranillo king (Tinto Fino, Tinta de Toro): powerful, structured reds with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, leather and spices, firm tannins and length worthy of long ageing. Stars: Ribera del Duero (Vega Sicilia, Pingus), fleshy Toro, Bierzo (fresh mineral Mencía). Lively herbaceous Verdejo whites from Rueda, cut grass and citrus.
The word of the wine: White Grenache
White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.
